Sound and air detectors to warn troops of chemical weapons

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Well welcome back you know I was just saying to our next guest that this weekend on fox reports on -- night I for some reason a lot of military news and I'm really attracted to that.

So I was getting tweets and and text messages from people saying.

Why so much you know -- it feels good we like this patriot mountain those -- why is that my -- on the air Sunday night that I was born.

On a military base not just any fort McPherson -- Atlanta.

Which used to be the US command for the army.

Let US command post the army has since changed in there they're kind of that -- actually for mom -- in Fort Bragg and so on and so forth I was about this place is too because my -- -- But but you know I love all things military so I guess it was a surprise -- some of the very barriers on fox report we can't.

But I know it's not as -- right you guys can read about it.

-- -- all the time I scenario zero is really -- your stuff kids and -- Q I totally funny because I have an interest in and at one of my favorite.

-- your house and buries your defense specialist war games columnist for foxnews.com.

And I wrote a little -- down after I read notes for.

Your next season I said is that a photo or chemical weapon in your keeper.

Another -- -- for that.

I'm not just -- -- -- there isn't new technology it's physically old school that they're gonna help them find the chemical weapons yes and I know you laser.

-- spent technology it's gonna keep our forces safer I know I'm leveraging this segment together because.

I think this is terribly important and it's very exciting -- technology it's it's kind of like a handheld detector.

That detects if there is the presence of chemical warfare each and so.

This is that nerve agents blister agents led agents and clearly with everyone very concerned I'm -- viewers have heard tones about.

People being very concern about chemical weapons usage in Syria he seems sort of things that matter and -- -- to get involved.

-- the viewers know -- earlier in the week Obama President Obama.

-- -- and kind of so battled the -- a -- and said look if you move the weapons if we see them moving towards the front lines if there's going to be consequences and I think you can connect cannot.

-- consequences include any coalition forces including our own -- end.

Our guys have to know how to find that stuff they're not harmed by.

-- and even Trace amounts can be can be he did dangerous so.

I'm really glad to see just this another US -- just place another order for.

This thing called this handheld detectors.

Which is called an -- for a -- IG cab which is joint chemical agent detectors near the -- the -- and said.

I don't I'm a huge fan of this its its next generation.

I think it's -- border with Smiths detection and makes it for about 21 million.

And just to reassure viewers -- there has been you know.

Legitimate concern about what would happen -- for our troops on the ground there.

I know it's this detection alone which is a -- industry leader in these sorts of detection equipment.

The US army spent over 350 million.

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That she'd been exposed it's too late.

In many cases not all cases but in many cases so that that's what makes this so important rate debt -- -- earlier you can.

-- the better and the fact that this can actually it's so good that it can detect before the health hazard levels.

It's incredibly invaluable because that means -- can get their gear on it's called mission oriented.

Protective posture have -- -- Basement that caught a fancy way of saying he put on your mask put on your goods -- a -- -- zero to four for being the most hazardous for you wanna put your most here on.

Some personally or our troops and other kids you have to operate any -- of threatening condition and so.

There is equipment -- interviewed viewers -- -- not sending in forces.

I'm prepared like I said it put a huge investment detection but also protection here.

There there are reports you just circle back to your concerns about the legality.

That's -- Syria has spent Sarin gas.

-- -- might be familiar with from that Tokyo attacks on the subway there was then gas that's appears to have and then also there's reports that might add mustard gas which.

Believe and I news will Wear one when I was -- -- it's still around unfortunately also quite hazardous that's called the blistering agent.

-- and -- when you do get sometimes you can get even a drop on the skin and cause immediate -- yeah.

One that's what I say -- military doctors have told me then by the time you.

Realize that you've got to drop understand whatever might be if you're already reacting to it it doesn't mean that you know it could be lethal but pitcher already -- -- -- -- Absolutely and -- is sometimes the -- can be zero to 48 hours on some of these -- fallen down.

Now yes it is and you know that the damage that can -- -- -- -- -- the one that people really worried about is this next agent have X they've got some of them back.

Well you know I I'm not sure honestly convinced by these reports that there are some reports that Syria has -- what this -- would be.

-- digits in general are the most toxic toxic and rapidly acting.

Us that's in general agents overall -- I love these yeah agents.

Comes to this of those nerve agents this is the most potent so it's the most generally considered the most -- And it's it's very worrying and the only two countries that have -- to developing it are the US and Russia at US is committed to destroying it Russia's claiming that it will.

But of course we all -- -- that close relationship between -- and Syria and right it's like we're close to me so and you know it has been used the -- -- Japan again a doomsday cult has.

Because small quantities of it but they needed Japanese -- -- -- in the country -- They're gonna astray -- a doomsday cult somehow hasn't small prison -- here's your stuff.

Also very looking out for -- defense specialist war games columnist foxnews.com go to that section on foxnews.com -- the tab.

-- it can't -- -- -- -- wearing yeah when -- that and read more about this fascinating stuff.

Ted.

-- rights because I said when you learn about these kinds of defense technologies what are your thoughts on where.

We should cut spending do we -- the military -- uses too much danger of the world data cut defense other than waste like all departments have.

So that's a little -- of the conversation that's going on live chat right now Alison thank you for being here and -- British.

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